“I work and play with the principles of the mandala to manifest regenerative solutions. On my site, you’ll find my art, my designs, inventions, philosophical reflections and the blogs that chronicle the evolution of it all.” –®
Latest Posts
Bringing Art Back to Earth
Ani Himawati and I are teaming up to do a lecture on the more philosophical side of our work and the Ecobrick movement. We'll be doing another dynamic tag team presentation at the Mabesikan Festival on October 22nd, Bali, Indonesia! Here's the blurb... Art &...
read more
Team Frisboofied
We just got in our custom printed Ubud Om Trooper Frisboos! Here's the team with the latest model of the first ever bamboo flying disc. Thanks to My Nguyen for the...
read moreCob, bottles, Ecobricks = bench!
This morning we were on site with Alia Ramadhani, Soraya Cassandra, and the Setu Gintung team to continue their Adobe, Ecobrick and bottle bench! It's been a long while since I have worked with Adobe-- and I sure miss it! Looking...
read moreBamboo Akademy Nusantara Goes Ecobricking
Akademy Bambu Nusantara is now Ecobrick empowered. Yesterday, we did a workshop at this amazing organic laboratory. They hosted this training for their staff, craftsmen and the neighboring school. They learned why it's bad for the environment to dump...
read more
Bamboo Pixel Project is alive at the World Innovation Forum
Shine Time! Last night we plugged in the pixels and ignited our bamboo pixel project at the Global Innovation Forum outside of Jakarta. 3 meters by 2meters and 600 bottles make a luminous wall of light for the Akademy Bambu Nisantara's pilot Rumah...
read more
Our Global Innovation Forum Bamboo Installation
Today I am working with The Bambu Akaedemi Nusa to install their "Oxygen House" at The Global Innovation Forum just outaide of Jakarta, in South Tangerang. The structure showcases how bamboo can be used instead of steel in reinforced concrete construction....
read moreRusss.net
Russell is a regenerative designer and inventor based in Bali, Indonesia. He is one of the leaders of the Ecobrick movement in Indonesia and the world. Inspired by the principles of the mandala and his time amongst the Igorot people he works to implementing deep, trans-formative innovations. With ecobricks, Russell’s creativity is focused on putting ‘waste’ back into cycles of indefinite use. Meanwhile, moving forward with innovations that, using natural materials and ancestral manual traditions, are fully open source, non-capital, and transcend waste, petroleum and factories all together. You can read more in his Regenerative Design Manifesto or follow him on Facebook:
Mandalic Regenerative Philosophy
The principles of innovating are even more important than the innovations. Here are my principal essays on the challenges of our times.
The Evolution of the Flying Disc
I love throwing the disc around. With my friends we’ve come up with one that transcends plastic and petroleum.
Ecobrick Evangelism & Innovation
One of my major focuses is seeing the spread and development of Ecobricks– for me its one of the deepest solutions for plastic out there.
Bottle Building & Innovation
I love making stuff with bottles. Because they are everywhere, we can innovate techniques that anyone anywhere can put to use.